Multiple-tray cabinet



Aug. 28, 1928. 1,681,953

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Patented Aug. 28, 1928 UNITED STATES HENRY C. SATBEN, OF WINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS.

MULTIPLE-TRAY CABINET.

Application filed January 26, 1928. Serial No. 249,541.

This invention relates to cabinets for letterheads, envelopes and other material for use in correspondence and has for its object the production of a device of this character in which a plurality of open ended trays are so connected together that they may be moved relatively to each other so that the front of each tray will set back from the front of the tray immediately beneath it and which is pro vided with a cover to close the fronts of said trays when said fronts are in the same verti cal plane.

This object is attained by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, one preferred form thereof is illustrated in the drawings, this form having been found to give satisfactory and reliable results, al though it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized, and the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described except as required by the scope of the appended claims.

Of the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a perspective of a cabinet embodying the principles of the present invention, said cabinet being open.

Figure 2 represents a vertical section of the same in open position, and

Figure 3 represents a vertical section of the cabinet in closed position.

Similar characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawm s.

Tn the drawings, 10 is a base tray open at the front and provided with a plurality of compartments 11, 12 and 13, which may be used respectively for short envelopes, pencils, and long envelopes.

Superimposed upon the base tray 10 are a plurality of other trays 14, and a top tray 15, all of which are open at the front.

These trays are adapted to contain letterheads and blanks to be used in correspondonce.

The top tray 15 has an upper wall 16 extending from its rear end to a point somewhat removed from its front end, and to the front edge of this upper wall 16 is secured by hinges 17, a plate 18 which is adapted to rest upon the upper wall 16 when the cabinet is open, as shown in Fig. 1.

extending downwardly from The opposite edge of the plate 18 has connected thereto by hinges 19 a cover 20 having side walls 21 and a back wall 22. L-

VVhen this cover rests upon the upper wall 16 of tray 15 it is adapted to contain papers which require immediate attention.

The side of trays 10, 14 and 15 have recesses 23 formed in the inner faces thereof to receive parallel bars 24 which are pivo'tally connected by rivets 25 to all of said trays.

The base tray 10 has rubber supports 26 the bottom thereof.

When the upper ends of the bars 24 are moved towards the front of the cabinet the fronts of all of the trays 10, 14 and 15 will be moved into the same vertical plane as indicated in Fig. 3.

YVhen this has been accomplished the plate 18 1s moved about its hinges 17 and the trav 15 Wlll then be entirely closed at top. U

The cover 20 may then be moved about its hinges 19 into the position shown in Fi 3, thus closing the front sides of all of Ema trays and preventing dust accumulating on the papers or articles within said trays.

The bars 24 are so pivoted to the trays that each tray rests upon the one immediatclv beneath it whether the cabinet is open or closed.

By dlsposing the bars 24 in the recesses .23 the papers may be more readily inserted in the trays as there will be no projections extending into the trays.

WVhen the trays are in the position indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 the papers therein may be more easily removed as the front ends of the papers in each lower tray extends beyond the tray immediately above it.

To make the papers more accessible the front edge of the bottom of each tray is cut away as indicated at 27.

This makes a simple but very convenientform of cabinet for the reception of certain papers constantly required by a clerk.

It is believed that the operation and many advantages of the invention will be understood readily without further description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A cabinet consisting of a base tray with an open front, other open ended trays superimposed thereon, parallel bars each pivotally connected to all of said trays and movable about their pivots to bring each tray set back from the tray immediately beneath iii;

it and resting thereon, and a cover hinged to the upper tray adapted to close the fronts of all of said trays.

2. A cabinet consisting of a base tray With an open front, other open ended trays superimposed thereon, parallel bars each pivotally connected to all of said trays and movable about their pivots to bring each tray set back from the tray immediately beneath it and resting thereon, the upper tray having a cross member hinged thereto, and a cover hinged to said cross member and adapted to close the fronts of all of said trays.

3. A cabinet consisting of a base tray with an open front, other open ended trays superimposed thereon, parallel bars each pivotally connected to all of said trays and movable about their pivots to bring each tray set back from the tray immediately beneath it and resting thereon, and a cover hinged to the upper tray adapted to close the fronts of all of said trays, said cover having side and back Walls adapted to form an additional tray when the cabinet is open.

4. A cabinet consisting of a base tray With an open front, other open ended trays superimposed thereon, parallel bars each pivotally connected to all of said trays and movableabout their pivots to bring each tray set back from the tray immediately beneath it and resting thereon, the upper tray having a top plate covering the rear portion thereof, a cross member hinged to the front edge of said plate and adapted to cover the front portion of the upper tray, and a cover hinged to the opposite edge of said cross member.

Signed by me at 7&6 Old South Bldg, Boston, Mass, this th day of January, 1928.

HENRY C. SA BEN. 

